{"id":85951,"date":"2026-05-08T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=85951"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:33:51","slug":"interview-make-every-moment-cinematic-how-cinematic-lut-transforms-video-on-the-galaxy-s26-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/interview-make-every-moment-cinematic-lut-transforms-video-galaxy-s26-series\/","title":{"rendered":"[Interview] Make Every Moment Cinematic: How Cinematic LUT Transforms Video on the Galaxy S26 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beyond high resolution, video trends are shifting toward mood and emotional storytelling. Samsung Electronics debuted the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec<\/a> on Galaxy S26 Ultra<\/a>, laying the groundwork for mobile video production while maintaining image quality and minimizing loss during editing.<\/p>\n

In response, Samsung asked a simple question \u2014 can anyone create Hollywood-style videos on a Galaxy mobile phone<\/a>? The answer is the Cinematic Look-Up Table (Cine LUT) feature on the Galaxy S26 series<\/a>. While the APV codec<\/a> provides the foundation for cinema-quality video, Cine LUT brings a distinct color style to the footage.<\/p>\n

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Cine LUT makes professional-level color grading \u2014 once reserved for experts \u2014 accessible to anyone. Samsung<\/a> collaborated with internal teams and external specialists to bring the feature to life. The Mobile eXperience (MX) Business led final camera implementation, Samsung Research developed core video processing technologies and U5K Imageworks \u2014 a colorist studio behind globally recognized productions \u2014 helped shape its visual aesthetic.<\/p>\n

Following the introduction of the APV codec, which delivers a visually lossless level of image quality, Samsung Newsroom<\/a> spoke with three key developers behind Cine LUT \u2014 Sugon Baek of the Camera Image Quality R&D Group at the MX Business, Bomi Kim of the Reality Media Lab at Samsung Research and Taesik Eom, CEO of U5K Imageworks \u2014 to hear the story of its creation.<\/p>\n

\"\u25b2<\/a>\u25b2 (From left) Taesik Eom, Bomi Kim and Sugon Baek<\/h6>\n

Q. What is a LUT? What sets Cine LUT on the Galaxy S26 series<\/a> apart?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baek:<\/strong> A LUT is essentially a \u201cmap\u201d that transforms one set of colors into a desired look. Unlike conventional filters that simply overlay color, Cine LUT reinterprets Samsung Log1<\/sup><\/a> footage to deliver the depth and look of professional filmmaking.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Kim:<\/strong> It\u2019s optimized for Log video. By leveraging its wide gradation,2<\/sup><\/a> the feature precisely reconstructs color and brightness to preserve subtle tonal details often lost with conventional filters for richer, more natural depth.<\/p>\n